Short Final

Overheard while listening to an area radar center in England during the early '80s. Two United States Air Force Europe fast jets climbing out of a low flying area were trying to locate each other to join formation."Ratch 13":"Ratch 12, where are you?""Ratch 12":"Ratch 13, one mile south of Chester.""Ratch 13":"Ratch 12, say again.""Ratch 12":"Chester! Chester!"An undentified voice, in a strong Western Drawl:"I'm a-comin', Marshall Dillon!"Readers of a certain age will remember "Gunsmoke"!Gary Brindlevia e-mail